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Monday, July 6, 2015

This past weekend (the weekend of July 4 - Happy Birthday 'Murica!) I once again participated in a restaurant and
pub crawl, inspired by the Peachtree Road Race. Kevin and Verlin came up
with the idea in 2014 while training for the 10K, which starts in Buckhead and
ends in Mid-Town. As they ran various parts of the course they kept
seeing restaurants or pubs that they either liked or wanted to try -
thus the list of 10 for 2014, and now for 2015 was born. This was the planned itinerary:

Eat the Peachtree 2015 - Electric Boogaloo!

The return of the world's largest world's largest
10K-themed pub crawl. 10 clicks, 10 stops, 10 dishes, 10 drinks. 1 epic
afternoon. Wear comfortable shoes and come prepared to have a great
time! We'll kick off at 12:00PM (one hour earlier than last year) and go until we reach
Piedmont Park.

Here's the Google map of our revised proposed itinerary. The
eagle-eyed will notice I've replaced Industry Tavern with Red Pepper
Taqueria, because Industry Tavern is on a summer schedule and they are
not opening on Sundays. That gives us two Mexican places, so I hope you
like Dos Equis and margaritas.

If you're going to do something like this there are some considerations:

Last
year we were working out the logistics of a 10K 10-stop pub crawl
pretty much on the fly. This year, we're a little bit wiser for the
experience. So here’s a quick post with our Eat The Peachtree
"strategery".

CLOTHING: This should go without saying, but please
wear comfortable shoes and clothing. This pub crawl traces the route of
the Peachtree Road Race, meaning we will cover just over six miles over
the course of the day. It’s actually a pretty gentle walk when taken at
a slow pace, but it is absolute torture if you are wearing shoes that
rub you or clothes that bind. We had a couple drop out last year due to
bad shoes, and I’m hoping to avoid a repeat of that this year.

DRINKING: This is a marathon (well, technically, a 10K), not a sprint.
The limit is one alcoholic beverage per stop. Trust me, it’s plenty. If
you think you’ll want more, save it for when we get to Henry’s. Also,
it’s going to be 90 degrees plus. Drink at least a glass of water at
every stop. You’ll thank me later.

EATING: We’ll place one food
order on arrival at each stop. Most of these restaurants have a dish or
two that they are especially known for, and we’ll order enough to split
so that everyone gets a decent taste. If you have any dietary
restrictions, I need to know about them ASAP.

NO SEPARATE CHECKS:
In the interest of time, everything goes on one check. I’m going to
pick up the bill at each restaurant, and will settle up with everyone
via Paypal by doing a modified “New York split”. (In other words, we
aren’t going to do an itemized split, everyone in a group of X people
that runs up a $Y tab pays $Z, where $Z = $Y/X. The modification is that
we’ll actually run two tallies - one for food and one for alcohol. If
you aren’t drinking, you’ll get a bill for just food, and if you are
drinking, you’ll get a bill for food and alcohol. I’ll publish a Google
spreadsheet with the gory details and a request for money. Please don’t
leave me hanging - I only look like a million bucks.

NO HOP ON /
HOP OFF: Given that this is a Sunday, I expect we’ll have people who
will need to arrive late or leave early. That’s fine, we had the same
thing happen last year, and we were able to handle it. That said, this
is not a Gray Line bus tour. I do ask two things: One, if you’ve
arriving late, when you are en route to Peachtree, please call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX,
and I’ll let you know where we are going to land next so you can join
us there. Two, if you’re bailing, please make sure I know that you are
leaving the group, otherwise, we’ll lose time trying to round you up
after you’ve already left.

TRANSPORTATION: Again, this should go
without saying, but I’m going to say it anyway. I don’t want to hear
about anyone catching a post-ETP DUI. Take Uber, public transit, or ride
with a designated driver. The nearest MARTA stops to YEBO are Buckhead
station on the Red Line and Lenox station on the Gold Line. If you are
coming from north of town, you can park at North Springs, Sandy Springs,
or Dunwoody Station for free for up 24 hours. Phipps Plaza and Lenox
Mall both have signs prominently stating that they will tow your car if
you park there and leave. How true that is, I have no idea.

PLANS
MAY CHANGE: Last year, we had a restaurant unexpectedly close on us
despite verifying they would be open beforehand. I’ve called and
verified that all the stops on this year’s crawl should be open, but
should we find differently, we may end up improvising. Weather may also
impact our plans. Again, depending on what happens, we’ll improvise as
needed.

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